As the warship's fire raged, thick smoke billowed, making it almost impossible to breathe.
Before Guan Yu led the army to the top floor, he was blinded by the thick smoke. His bodyguards had already come to report that Chen Wu, the leader of the Jing Army, had moved to the battleship behind the building. Guan Yu was so angry that he had no choice but to see the ship being burned to the point of breaking apart and sinking into the river, so he ordered the army to withdraw.
When he looked back, he saw that his own warship had also been ignited by the fire.
Guan Yu gritted his teeth angrily.
Among the inheritance that Chu State received from Liu Biao, there were only three tower ships in total. After Liu Bei became emperor, he allocated funds to build two warships in preparation for the Jingjun war, making a total of five ships. However, he lost one warship as soon as the war started. How could he not be angry?
Without the support of the building ships, the warships seemed a little helpless in the face of the Jingjun's building ships.
Guan Yu immediately decided to meet Wenpin.
the other side.
Liu Bei personally led three large ships and more than 500 sterns across the river, heading towards the Fancheng ferry. Ding Feng had already arrived at the ferry. Thirty thousand sailors were waiting on the shore, staring at the originally blurry building and ship on the other side, which gradually became more conspicuous.
Three trebuchets and three Kecheng heavy crossbows were placed in the middle of the ferry. Dozens of crossbowmen and chariot soldiers stood upright, always ready to enter the battle.
Ding Feng was injured. His left arm was wrapped with a white cloth but he felt no pain. He just felt a little numb. The doctor who treated him said that if he didn't rest, the arm might not be saved. He knew that this battle was very important to Dajing, and that this battle would definitely be a battle of celebrity history. How could he miss Ding Feng?
The densely packed warships of the Chu army gradually approached, with Liu Bei's handsome ship at the rear. The two tall ships in front slowly approached, but they did not dare to get too close for fear of being targeted by the trebuchets on the shore. After reaching an appropriate distance, the trebuchet on the building warship was also aimed at the shore.
The Chu army's trebuchets were different from those of the Jing army and the Wei army.
The trebuchets of the Jing Army and the Wei Army must not only have a range but also maintain a high degree of accuracy. Only in this way can they ensure that the trebuchets will not miss the target during the siege. The Chu army had only one goal, and that was to go far. Fifty trebuchets were deployed on the two warships. With such a huge number, even if the accuracy is not good, one or two of them can still be hit! What's more, Ferry's goal is huge.
Liu Bei looked at the ferry on the other side with an indifferent expression, his face already covered with frowns, and his long beard was dancing gently in the wind. The nobles in Jingchu were far more difficult to deal with than in other places. In order to develop the economy of Chu, Liu Bei worked hard and almost did everything himself. The heavy state affairs accelerated his aging, but he had no successors, and he felt that he had no successors. Very sad.
After becoming emperor, although he had many beloved concubines, none of them were pregnant. He did not want Zhang Xiu, the emperor of Jingguo on the other side, to give birth to one after another, and even have several sons. Thinking of this, Liu Bei felt envious and jealous for no reason! He hated Zhang Xiu for being able to give birth, but he also hated that he couldn't give birth, and even more hated that none of his beloved concubines were useful. Logically speaking, he visited a beloved concubine very regularly every three days, but he didn't see any movement in the belly of any of them.
"Father!" Just when Liu Bei narrowed his eyes and became furious, a voice came from next to him.
Liu Bei turned around and saw that it was his adopted son Liu Feng, and his expression softened a little, "Feng'er! What's wrong?"
Liu Feng was a little surprised, but still said respectfully: "Father, the front army is ready."
Liu Bei then looked ahead, and what was competing for his eyes was the high-rise Jingjun trebuchet on the other side, followed by the trebuchet on his own warship. The hatred in his heart rose again, and he said coldly: "Order the front army to attack!"
The general in charge of the front army's attack was none other than the veteran Huang Zhong.
Huang Zhong has a white beard that reaches his chest and a head full of white hair, but he looks full of energy, his tall body does not look old at all, and his eyes are bright and lively. At this moment, he stood on the top bow of the warship with his hands behind his hands, facing the wind and looking at the deployment on the other side. He nodded and said: "This Ding Feng can be regarded as a person who knows a little about soldiers and horses, and his deployment is good."
Then the order was given: "Prepare the army, use the trebuchets to clear the way. The first echelon of troops must rush to the port to resist the enemy attack and prepare for the army behind. The whole army obeys the order! Attack!"
Two thousand steps away, the trebuchet on the battleship was ready to go. As the order was given, countless boulders roared up and roared towards the shore. Countless Mengchong boats rushed to the port.
Unpredictable boulders came, and Jingjun had to go into the trenches to take shelter. This trench was specially prepared by Zhang Xiu for the naval forces at the port. It was the same as the trenches of later generations, but it was deeper. It was dug more than a foot deep. Even if a huge boulder was thrown at it, it would not be able to hit it this deep.
Except for the chariot soldiers and crossbowmen who could not hide, the other soldiers were all hiding in the trenches.
Ding Feng lay on the edge of the trench, looking at the Chu army approaching quickly on the river. After they entered the range of the trebuchet and Kecheng heavy crossbow, he did not hesitate to issue a counterattack order, and at the same time ordered the soldiers in the trenches at the forefront to climb out of the trenches and prepare to counterattack the enemy's landing.
Arrows and crossbows fired in unison, shooting at the charging Chu army.
The front end of the stern boat is made of thickened wooden boards. The purpose is to prevent the heavy crossbow fired from the front from penetrating the hull. Even the giant arrow of the heavy crossbow can only leave a shocking crack in the front. The Chu army quickly arrived within a hundred steps of the shore.
What greeted them was a dense rain of arrows.
The Chu soldiers held their shields and were on guard carefully, but their arrows had no eyes, and many Chu soldiers were shot through. The blood dyed the river bank scarlet, leaving corpses scattered everywhere. The forward troops moved forward under the rain of arrows, and the second echelon of the Chu army had begun to prepare for landing.
The trebuchet roared and smashed the Chu army's warship on the river to pieces. The Mengchong ship was instantly shattered, and no Chu army on board survived. Huang Zhong looked at the battle below coldly. When he saw that the forward troops had rushed to the shore despite the rain of arrows and were fighting hard with the Chu army, he immediately ordered the army to press forward.
At first, the frontline troops of the Jing Army could still resist, but as the number of the Chu Army increased, they gradually became unable to withstand it. Ding Feng immediately ordered the follow-up troops to attack, and the archers and crossbowmen responded to prevent more Chu troops from landing. But he underestimated Liu Bei's attention and preparation for this battle.
The first echelon was able to reach the shore because they were all wearing iron armor. Although it was not full-body heavy armor, it could perfectly protect their lives. As the strength of the Chu army increases, the frontier will soon be unable to withstand it.
Countless Chu troops boarded the shore and came towards the rear.
At this time, Liu Bei's Chinese army was also pressed to the shore. Huang Zhong had already mounted his horse and led the 3,000 cavalrymen who got off the boat to attack Ding Feng's Chinese army.
